Action 2021 for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Action genre

Genshin Impact - a game in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 April 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventure game that invites you to immerse yourself in the captivating events of the fairytale world of Teyvat. Together with a group of brave companions, you...

Metro Exodus

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 February 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Metro shooter series. This time, the events will go beyond the familiar Moscow metro and allow you to explore the world of post-apocalyptic...

Resident Evil Village

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action, Virtual Reality (VR), Shooter

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Far Cry 6

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Stealth

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 October 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Far Cry 6 is a sandbox in a huge open world, the first-person luter-player with RPG and Crafts elements. The player again finds himself on the island, where in the...

Mortal Kombat 11

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

Hitman World of Assassination

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most important...

Doom Eternal

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – a new chapter in the history of "Star Wars", a canonical story from Disney, EA, and Respawn. As a young padawan, the player will have...

Mortal Shell

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 March 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Mortal Shell is a hardcore action role-playing game with a third-person view in a dark fantasy setting, inspired by the Dark Souls series. You will play the role of...

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 February 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. It turned out that the quarantine zone in New York did not hold, and the disease...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 August 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Control

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 February 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Control is a fantastic third-person action game from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You will go to a very mysterious and unusual universe...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Succubus With Guns

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 October 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Succubus With Guns is an adventure shooter with a third-person view, the main character of which is a sexy demoness. As she progresses, she will have to destroy...

Enlisted

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2021

Players: 4.9/10

Enlisted is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter that reconstructs large-scale battles of World War II. Players choose between the USSR, Germany, the...

Serious Sam 4

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Serious Sam 4 is a dynamic first-person shooter set in the Serious Sam universe. In the fourth part of the series, Cool Sam will again fight with the army of...

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 July 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Adventure, Action, Comics, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Guardians of the Galaxy comic universe. In the game, you take on the...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Third-person view, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Battlefield 2042

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Flight Simulator, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The network competitive first-person shooter Battlefield 2042 sends 128 players into the near future and offers them to win according to the changed rules of war...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 August 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Enhanced and expanded edition Ghost of Tsushima. The main feature of the edition is the new Iki Island, located next to Tsushima. According to the plot, Jin...

Terminator: Resistance

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Terminator: Resistance — a first-person shooter from the creators of Rambo: The Video Game, based on the plot of the first two parts of "The Terminator". You will...

World of Tanks

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2021

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An online simulator in which players control tanks in battles on various maps. You can choose from over 600 tanks from different countries and eras, each with its...

Sniper Elite 4

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Continuation of the Ratchet & Clank series. Familiar heroes set off on a new journey through amazing worlds. Ratchet and Clank will visit a universe with dinosaurs...

Saints Row: The Third Remastered

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Flight Simulator, Helicopters, Motorcycle racing, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 May 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is an updated version of the famous shooter Saints Row: The Third, released in 2011. The third part continues the story of the...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Ghostrunner

Action, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Ghostrunner is a cyberpunk action game with a first-person view, set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game will take you to the gloomy world of the future, in...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 October 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Back 4 Blood

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 October 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Back 4 Blood is an exciting co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. In the game you will find yourself in...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

Nioh

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Nioh is a hardcore Japanese-style third-person action RPG. A deep and engaging world awaits you that combines historical facts and Japanese folklore. The tough...

Marvel's Avengers

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 March 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Marvel's Avengers is a third-person action-adventure game based on the Avengers comic book series. You will take control of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and...

Wreckfest

Arcade, Action, Racing, Beat them all, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 June 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Wreckfest is a dynamic racing action game with a third-person perspective from the creators of the original FlatOut (2004). In the game, you will control a car on...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The anniversary edition of the legendary first-person role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The edition includes all DLCs and over 500 paid mods from the...

The Sinking City

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The Sinking City is a third-person, open-world horror adventure based on the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of horror stories about monsters. The...

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is an improved version of the shooter Metro Exodus with more advanced graphics. The game features a new lighting implementation...

Alan Wake Remastered

Adventure, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 October 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alan Wake Remastered — a remaster of the atmospheric third-person action-adventure game. The game features updated graphics and all expansions, as well as developer...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 for PlayStation 5